Laser microprobe technique for stable carbon isotope analyses of organic carbon in sedimentary rocks

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-205

  Liu, Yu ^a,c   Naraoka, Hiroshi ^a,d   Hayashi, Ken Ichiro ^a   Ohmoto, Hiroshi ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Nissin Technical Consultant Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LASER METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

EID: 0034124488     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.34.195     Document Type: Article

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